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  "path": "/2026/06/03/the-irreversible-smart-phones-and-world-s-dropping-birth-rates?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
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  "textContent": "By Gwynne Dyer - Smart phones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate. It is “quite plausible that the modern digital media environment has had profound effects on society that have led to a decline in romantic coupling,” according to Melissa Kearney, professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame.",
  "title": "The irreversible smart phones and world’s dropping birth rates"
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